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| The Funky Butt At Congo Square
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| Address: 714 North Rampart Street The Funky Butt At Congo Square ( New Orleans) LA, 70130 Description: Reminiscent of a by-gone era when Rampart Street was the street for music and the area was filled with swingin' joints and elegant bordellos, the Funky Butt is an off-the-beaten-path jazz and blues club, only three blocks and a world apart from the flash and hustle of Bourbon Street. Named after the original turn-of-the-century hall where the first man of jazz, Buddy "King" Bolden, held court and led the band, Funky Butt serves up hot music and creole cooking in an atmosphere that is swanky, intimate, laid-back and has been compared to the great music clubs of the 20's and 30's. The club, once New Orleans' most exclusive restaurant, includes an art-deco interior with dining room, lounge, patio, iron balcony and Danny Barker Music Room complete with bar and food service. The Funky Butt faces Congo Square in Louis Armstrong Park. This historical area was once the Sunday gathering place of African Slaves, Red Indians and Creoles. The Slave dances and musical celebrations held there reflect the deepest roots of African culture expressed in the New World. Eventually Marie Laveau would transform these gatherings into her unique form of Voodoo.
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